(L-R) leader of the Union for Democracy and Social Progress (UPDS) opposition party Felix Tshisekedi, DR Congo former interior minister Emmanuel Ramazani Shadary and DR Congo former vice-president Jean-Pierre Bemba. 25 candidates have registered to run in the DR Congo's long-awaited elections. PHOTOS | AFP
Three opposition heavyweights, a 92-year-old ally of an independence hero and the president's chosen successor are among 25 candidates who have registered to run in the Democratic Republic of Congo's long-awaited elections.
Emmanuel Ramazani Shadary, a former interior minister named by the government on Wednesday as the ruling coalition candidate, was listed as an independent, according to a preliminary electoral commission list issued Friday.
